The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-03
GEoRGIA.


Griffin wants waterworks.
lshed in Naldosta.
J. H. Allul, the Postmaster at Temple
died few - ago.
Judge Harris VIII hold Superior Court al
Carrollton this week.
There is a man in Warrenton who says he
has not taken a drink Of water in twelve
years.
The safe of Drew & Ray. at Macon, was
opened by burglars Friday night, and 500
stolen.
Capt Henry Beuesse, of Athens, was
taken suddenly sick Friday and is in a criti-
cal condition.
A negro fired several shots at a passenger
train al Delmar, Lowndes county, but failed
to kill any one. He Is under arrest.
The Columbus Ledger issued an 1S-page
trade issue Friday which would do credit to
any printing establishment. 1t is a good
evening paper.
Saturdays issue was the last of the Bruins
wick Herald. 1t is now merged into the
Daily Journal, a new paper which will APP
pear this week
Mount Vernon Baptist Association viii
meet ON Thursday before the first Sabbath
in October, with Pleasant Grove church, in
1eduitils county, I'VE UllltS lIDul w
vile, on the Dublin road
j. NJ. Bowen has dressed some stones
which were taken from the farm of Fred
Croft, in Carroll county, and they seem to
be as fine a marble If proper machinery
was brought into use this rock quarry would
be made profitable.
At Oxford Bishop Joseph S. Key, of the
Southern Methodist church, has recently
purchased the residence of DIR. Atticus G.
HaygoOd, and will remove his family there
some time during this month. DR.. Haygood
will move TO Decatur, where he has bought
a residence, and will live.
At Marshallville the Colored Baptist As
sociation of Southwest Georgia is in session.
Several hundred delegates are in attend
ance and among them are number of in
telligent preachers. Yesterday several
thousand negroes were there. The white
churches were secured, and were occupied
by them yesterday.
Edward McRae, Sheriff of Telfair county,
offers reward of $40 each for several pris-
oners who escaped from the iailer Sept Is.
Among the number are three negroes sent
there for safe keeping viz: John Roar,
John Newsom and James Jones. Jones wa5
sent from Lothair, and has a wife living
near there. Newsom's wife lives at Upper.
At Macon a vague rumor, which could
ltH br NNtillt7Al. HdS CuEItilL EDdIufudN III re-
gard to the establishment of a new paper
1t is in effect that Maj. j. F. Hanson has
gone TO New York to organize a stock COM
pany TO start it. The rumor could not be
traced to any definite source, nor could it
be ascertaIned positively that Maj. Hanson
has gone to New York at all
At Brunswick A. V. Woods fine roadster
broke loose Friday from her hitching post.
and went dashing down Bay street At
Hopkins corner she took the sidewalk, and
slipping in front of the new tabby, struck
her knee against a post and shattered it.
Being deemed a hopeless case she was shot
and killed 1t seemed pity that such an
animal should be killed She was consid-
cred one of the finest animals in the city.
John Coker, who lives on the Beall Hick
DRY Level place in Dougherty county, was
out in the field last Tuesday weighing cot
ton He heard his dogs running something
in the woods, and on looking around he was
very much surprised to see a deer standing
in few feet Of him. He quickly drew his
pistol and, taking aim at its head, fired The
deer ran about one hundred yards and fell
dead. It proved 10 be a 2-year-old buck.
A gentleman has been experimenting in
tobacco culture near Valdosta, and he is
convinced that there is money in the bust
hess. He has now on hand a thousand
pounds of excellent leaf tobacco made this
season, and he is going to establish a cigar
factory TO work up his own crop and to
start local demand for the leaf, believing
that both the cultivation of the leaf and the
manufacture of the raw material will prove
remunerative.
Mr.. Spinks, living near Mimsville in
Baker county, while ginning about three
weeks ago, got his right arm caught in the
gin and it was cut up 50 badly that DR..
Douglass, of Damascus, was sent for and
upon arrival saw that amputation was
necessary. The arm was amputated near
the shoulder, and for several days the young
man seemed to be .ettAS along fi1st-rate,
but he took turn for the worse and gradu-
ally grew worse until Saturday night, when
he died.
Several citizens of Carrollton have re-
ceived a notification from a Chicago collec-
ton agency that they have in their hands a
claim against them in favor of Health and
Home, newspaper, for subscription price.
The Carrollton gentlemen say that they
have never subscribed for the paper. and
have only received few struggling copies
of it. The paper has been sent all over the
United States without any bona fide sub
scribers, and is now attempting to collect
its subscription price in the manner de-
scribed.
Andrew W. King, son of Wilson King, liv-
ing Twelve Miles SOuUD OF k,lulttnan, was ac-
cidentally killed at his fathers mill on We'd
nesday last. Mr. King and his father were
repairin the water-mill when heavy tim
Der fell, striking him on the head, badly
fracturing the skull and driving a nail into
the brain. Young King lived until the
next afternoon, though in an unconscious
condition, when he died He was a Young
man about % years old, an only son of ex-
cellent ChIistla pat-..ts, and the main stay
of the family.
Glenn Shorter (colored), who resides on
Joe Bats place, near Smithville, has re-
Gently had rather novel experience with
rats. He was in Ansley's store Saturday
night, and told the following remarkable
story: 81 gone to bed the other night same
as usual. and bout the time git to sleep
good feel pain in my hand, and found
the rats was eatin' me! great big rats, JUS
goin' for me, same as if bin dead and ready
fer de wurrum!' He displayed the scars on
his right hand made by the rats teeth, and
said they had also bitten his toes He said
they came at him three nights in succession
and he could get NJ TT until he had killed
them all out.
Dahlonega Signal. About two weeks ago
Mr.. E. L. Trammell, of Auroria district. went
down 10 the house of his daughter. Mrs.
Molly Chapman, wife of Scott Chapman.
and found her lying on large box, seem
ingly sick. He inquired what was the mat
ter, and she answered that her husband had
pulled her from the bed the night before
and stamped her until she was insensible.
Mr. Trammel went back for his wife and